Observed 6:35 PM CDT at KWLD

Dexter, KS weather

Sunny and 72°22°.

Mostly agree

Now 72°22°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the southeast. 35–8 mph13 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.22 inHg1023 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (75°24° then, 76°24° now)

Good hours for

Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 57°14° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 70°21° tomorrow by noon
High 78°26° tomorrow at 2 PM

TonightDown to 58°14° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 2 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 6p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	38%	54%	1
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	48%	50%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	54%	84%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	60%	89%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	62%	91%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	64%	82%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	83%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	83%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	70%	88%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	71%	89%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	89%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	88%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	75%	87%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	76%	88%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	76%	89%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	73%	91%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	63%	92%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	54%	94%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	48%	93%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	43%	92%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	41%	89%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	40%	86%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	40%	78%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	42%	86%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	46%	93%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	52%	98%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	61%	97%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	65%	93%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	95%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	68%	94%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	95%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	70%	91%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	71%	88%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	91%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	90%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	47%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	72%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	78%	64%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	76%	35%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	31%	0
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	60%	72%	1
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	51%	72%	3
Mon 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	44%	71%	4
Mon 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	39%	69%	4
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	36%	58%	5
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	35%	72%	4
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	35%	69%	3
Mon 5p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	37%	75%	2

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 3 to 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 3 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  20% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 3 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
56°13°–57°14°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 74°23°, low 58°14°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
57°14°–59°15°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 80°27°, low 60°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 61°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 76°24°, low 59°15°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–80°27°
Low, likely
59°15°–66°19°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 74°23°, low 61°16°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
60°16°–62°17°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–81°27°
Low, likely
47°8°–65°18°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 40 mph65 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–76°24°
Low, likely
38°3°–66°19°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 46 mph75 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 56°.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 57°.
Rest of week
Highs 70–81°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (ICT) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Walnut River at Winfield

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.8 ft
Flow: 78 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

Walnut River at Arkansas City

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 456 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Arkansas River at Arkansas City

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.5 ft
Flow: 652 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 55 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 19 min less
Golden hour: 6:02–6:54 PM; Morning 7:27–8:19 AM
Blue hour: 6:54–7:04 PM; Morning 7:16–7:27 AM; first light 7:16 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 84% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:00 AM · rises 5:35 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Dexter. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,000 ft, 42 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Dexter, KS weather

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Days ahead

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Today

Tomorrow

Monday

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What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Walnut River at Winfield

Walnut River at Arkansas City

Arkansas River at Arkansas City

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon